Tag Archives: Animals

5th Century BC: Zeus Ammon

Posted on September 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

After the Greeks colonized Cyrenaica—now part of Lybia—and established settlements in the lower Nile Delta, they came to associate Zeus with the Egyptian supreme god Amun-Ra, who was often depicted with the head of a ram. The features of both … Continue reading →

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1890: Pigs Disturbed by a Hen

Posted on September 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Weekes: Pigs Disturbed by a Hen (c. 1890)

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2009: Big Bad

Posted on September 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Steve Hathaway: American wolf pack in Beanham, UK (2009) (See more here.)

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1906: The Work of Trade-Rats

Posted on September 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

One of the oddest little animals in existence is the Californian wood-rat, better known as the “trade-rat.” It owes the latter name to the fact that though it is a great thief, it never steals anything without putting something else … Continue reading →

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1886: Pet

Posted on September 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edvard Munch: Red-Haired Girl with White Rat (1886)

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664 BC: Amulet

Posted on September 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Egyptian Ram’s-head Amulet, Kushite Period (ca. 712–664 B.C.) “This amulet was probably made for a necklace worn by one of the Kushite kings. Representations show these pharaohs wearing a ram’s-head amulet tied around the neck on a thick cord, the … Continue reading →

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1980: Raven and the First People

Posted on September 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

To The Haida, Raven was the Bringer of Light and before Raven the world was nothing more than a gigantic flood. Raven was the Maker of Things, as well as the Transformer, Magician and Healer. Raven was bored of the … Continue reading →

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1981: The Innocent Eye

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Mark Tansey: The Innocent Eye Test (1981) The title of this painting is taken from a book by the artist John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing (1857), where, in a footnote, Ruskin says that to see as an artist requires … Continue reading →

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1940: The White Horse

Posted on August 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Eric Ravilious: Train Landscape (1940) The background of this painting features the Westbury White Horse, a figure on the slope of Salisbury Plain in England. As the earliest documentation dates from 1742, the horse was likely created in the first … Continue reading →

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1874: The Wreckers

Posted on August 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Holbrook Beard: The Wreckers (1874)

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